{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-680.082","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 680.082","heading":"Licensure of dental hygiene instructor; rules.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 680.010 to 680.205, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a dental hygiene instructor’s license to any person who:\n      (a) Is or will be a full-time instructor of dental hygiene engaged in the practice of dental hygiene, including but not limited to participation in a faculty practice plan within the scope of the applicant’s employment at Oregon Health and Science University;\n      (b) Is a graduate of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, if any; and\n      (c) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state or a Canadian province.\n      (2) The board shall by rule establish standards, procedures and fees for the issuance, suspension, revocation and renewal of a dental hygiene instructor’s license.\n      (3) The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental hygiene instructor’s license to an applicant or licensee:\n      (a) Who has been convicted of an offense or disciplined by a dental licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of the board, a demonstrable relationship to the ability of the applicant or licensee to practice dental hygiene in accordance with the provisions of ORS 680.010 to 680.205;\n      (b) Who has falsified an application for licensure; or\n      (c) For cause as described under ORS 679.140 or 679.170.\n      (4) A person issued a dental hygiene instructor’s license is restricted to the practice of dental hygiene for or on behalf of Oregon Health and Science University.\n      (5) An applicant who receives a dental hygiene instructor’s license is subject to the professional ethics, standards and discipline of ORS 680.010 to 680.205.","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 680 — Dental Hygienists; Denturists"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors680.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"4713d1e3e2ee6e1dd64809d70531a362eb29958f9d800f839d1890f262c82e5f","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-680.080","next":"us-or/ors-680.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}